Yellow barb

Yellow barb
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Cypriniformes
Family:Cyprinidae
Genus:Enteromius
Species: E. manicensis
Binomial name
Enteromius manicensis
Synonyms

Barbus manicensis
Barbus hondeensis

The Yellow barb ( Enteromius manicensis) is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Enteromius.

Description

The yellow barb is a stout bodied, plain, silvery fish with a yellow tinge and large scales, there are 22-25 scales along the lateral line and 12 around the caudal peduncle. It has two pairs of barbs around the mouth. It reaches a length of 150 mm (5.9 in) SL.[3]

Habitat

Yellow barbs are found in streams in the upper catchment of river basins, usually with rocky stream beds.[1]

Distribution

The yellow barb is widely distributed in the Buzi River system headwaters. Possibly in the adjacent Pungwe River system. It is native to eastern Zimbabwe and western Mozambique.[1] Records of this species from the upper Zambezi, Kafue and Zambian Congo are unconfirmed.[2]

Status and conservation

Populations of the yellow barb are threatened by poisoning of upper catchments by subsistence fishermen and by high sedimentation and mercury pollution caused by gold exploration.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Barbus manicensis (Yellow Barb)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 <" Enteromius manicensis Pellegrin, 1919 Yellow barb". fishbase. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Skelton, Paul (2001). A Complete Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Southern Africa. Stuik. p. 163. ISBN 1-8687-2643-6.
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